GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

A slight rejig, all your Games and Quizzes are now here!

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby Psyber » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:22 pm

Q14. What are the two states in the United States where the Venus Flytrap is found naturally?
Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana or Carolina?? - gotta be somewhere not too cold or too dry I'd expect.
EPIGENETICS - Lamarck was right!
User avatar
Psyber
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12247
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:43 pm
Location: Now back in the Adelaide Hills.
Has liked: 104 times
Been liked: 405 times
Grassroots Team: Hahndorf

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:54 pm

Psyber wrote:Q14. What are the two states in the United States where the Venus Flytrap is found naturally?
Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana or Carolina?? - gotta be somewhere not too cold or too dry I'd expect.


i'll take carolina as your guess :wink: ... both north and south carolina are correct
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:46 am

Hmmm still a few to answer

Q2 Might be as far back as Darius of Persia
Q13 Sahara
Q16 France
Q18 I'd say either yours or America
Q19 How about the River Congo
Q23 Athens

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:59 pm

JAS wrote:Hmmm still a few to answer

Q2 Might be as far back as Darius of Persia...incorrect
Q13 Sahara.....correct
Q16 France......incorrect
Q18 I'd say either yours or America....incorrect
Q19 How about the River Congo......correct
Q23 Athens......incorrect

Regards
JAS
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:21 pm

JUST 10 MORE QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE THE BONUS QUIZ. BUT DON'T TELL FALCON CHICK :wink:
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:29 pm

Good morning all

Mags, my sweet, are you sure that suede comes from Tanzania :wink: :lol:

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:36 pm

JAS wrote:Good morning all

Mags, my sweet, are you sure that suede comes from Tanzania :wink: :lol:

Regards
JAS


MORNING JAS

what the hell are you talking about??????????????????








thankyou :wink: :lol:
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:54 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:
JAS wrote:Good morning all

Mags, my sweet, are you sure that suede comes from Tanzania :wink: :lol:

Regards
JAS


MORNING JAS

what the hell are you talking about??????????????????








thankyou :wink: :lol:


Geeez my senior moments are getting way to frequent :wink: :lol:

Mad guessing time :lol:

Q2 Xerxes
Q6 If they mean modern stocking then I'd say the Queen Mother...if they mean stocking as the old term for any hosiery then I'll try King George I
Q8 Belgium
Q9 The word is French but I think it also means Sweden so I'll try those two.
Q12 Purple
Q15 Hawaii
Q16 Spain
Q18 Antarctica
Q23 Granada
Q26 Mandingo

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:05 pm

JAS wrote:
magpie in the 80's wrote:
JAS wrote:Good morning all

Mags, my sweet, are you sure that suede comes from Tanzania :wink: :lol:

Regards
JAS


MORNING JAS

what the hell are you talking about??????????????????








thankyou :wink: :lol:


Geeez my senior moments are getting way to frequent :wink: :lol:

Mad guessing time :lol:

Q2 Xerxes .............INCORRECT
Q6 If they mean modern stocking then I'd say the Queen Mother...if they mean stocking as the old term for any hosiery then I'll try King George I......INCORRECT BUT ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH 2ND PART OF ANSWER
Q8 Belgium...........INCORRECT
Q9 The word is French but I think it also means Sweden so I'll try those two......CORRECT ON SWEDEN
Q12 Purple............INCORRECT
Q15 Hawaii..............INCORRECT
Q16 Spain..............INCORRECT
Q18 Antarctica............CORRECT
Q23 Granada..............INCORRECT
Q26 Mandingo............INCORRECT

Regards
JAS
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:18 pm

Ouch...try again :lol:

Q2 Croesus
Q6 Henry VIII
Q8 Spain
Q12 Blue
Q15 Alaska
Q23 Paris
Q26 Malinke (? spelling)

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:32 pm

JAS wrote:Ouch...try again :lol:

Q2 Croesus..............INCORRECT
Q6 Henry VIII.............CORRECT
Q8 Spain...................INCORRECT
Q12 Blue....................INCORRECT
Q15 Alaska.................CORRECT
Q23 Paris...................INCORRECT
Q26 Malinke................INCORRECT (? spelling)

Regards
JAS
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:34 pm

DOWN TO JUST 6 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER BRAINIACS
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:00 pm

Fiddle-dee-dee I might get them all by Christmas :lol:

Q2 Alexander the Great
Q8 Egypt
Q12 Yellow
Q16 Italy
Q23 London
Q26 Songhai

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:09 pm

JAS wrote:Fiddle-dee-dee I might get them all by Christmas :lol:

Q2 Alexander the Great..............VERY CLOSE JAS......SOMEONE BESIDE HIM :wink:
Q8 Egypt...........INCORRECT
Q12 Yellow..........INCORRECT
Q16 Italy............INCORRECT........BUT THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR ANOTHER QUESTION HERE :wink:
Q23 London.........INCORRECT
Q26 Songhai........BINGO....CORRECT

Regards
JAS


GETTING THERE JAS
GO GET ANOTHER COFFEE :lol:
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:29 pm

OK....getting mad with this now :twisted: haha

Q2 Try his dad...Philip II of Macedon
Q8 Italy...by any chance
Q12 Black
Q16 Switzerland
Q23 Losing the will to live on this one...is it an ancient or modern city ?

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:34 pm

JAS wrote:OK....getting mad with this now :twisted: haha

Q2 Try his dad...Philip II of Macedon....INCORRECT...SOMEONE WHO WORKED WITH A THE G
Q8 Italy...by any chance....CORRECT
Q12 Black...INCORRECT
Q16 Switzerland.....INCORRECT
Q23 Losing the will to live on this one...is it an ancient or modern city ?...... THINK OF THE BRADY BUNCH :wink:

Regards
JAS
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:35 pm

JAS YOU ONLY GOT 4 TO GO. KEEP GOING :wink:
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
User avatar
magpie in the 80's
Coach
 
 
Posts: 35437
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:56 pm
Location: in the quiz books
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 24 times

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby Psyber » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:36 pm

Q2. Who was the first living ruler to have his head on a coin during his reign? Agamemnon??
EPIGENETICS - Lamarck was right!
User avatar
Psyber
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12247
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:43 pm
Location: Now back in the Adelaide Hills.
Has liked: 104 times
Been liked: 405 times
Grassroots Team: Hahndorf

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby JAS » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:36 pm

Q23 Not Florence :shock:

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 21 AROUND THE WORLD

Postby Psyber » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:37 pm

Q12. What colour is associated with mourning in Persia? RED [...or Yellow??]
EPIGENETICS - Lamarck was right!
User avatar
Psyber
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12247
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:43 pm
Location: Now back in the Adelaide Hills.
Has liked: 104 times
Been liked: 405 times
Grassroots Team: Hahndorf

PreviousNext

Board index   General Talk  Games and Quiz Forum

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests

Around the place

Competitions   SANFL Official Site | Country Footy SA | Southern Football League | VFL Footy
Club Forums   Snouts Louts | The Roost | Redlegs Forum |